Brock Biology of Microorganisms

Brock Biology of Microorganisms sets the standard for accuracy, impeccable scholarship, a visually stunning art program, and the use of cutting-edge research to illustrate basic concepts. The text guides students through the six major themes of microbiology - Evolution, Cell Structure and Function,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Madigan, Michael T., 1949- author (author), Bender, Kelly S., autor (autor), Buckley, Daniel H., autor, Sattley, W. Matthew, autor, Stahl, David A., autor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Harlow, England : Pearson Education Limited [2022]
Edición:Sixteenth global edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009767231106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • UNIT 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY
  • 1. The Microbial World
  • 2. Microbial Cell Structure and Function
  • 3. Microbial Metabolism
  • 4. Microbial Growth and Its Control
  • 5. Viruses and Their Multiplication
  • UNIT 2: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
  • 6. Microbial Information Flow and Protein Processing
  • 7. Microbial Regulatory Systems
  • 8. Molecular Aspects of Microbial Growth
  • 9. Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea
  • UNIT 3: GENOMICS, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION
  • 10. Microbial Genomics and Other Omics
  • 11. Viral Genomics and Diversity
  • 12. Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
  • 13. Microbial Evolution and Genome Dynamics
  • UNIT 4: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
  • 14. Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms
  • 15. Ecological Diversity of Bacteria
  • 16. Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria
  • 17. Phylogenetic Diversity of Archaea
  • 18. Diversity of Microbial Eukarya
  • UNIT 5: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • 19. Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems
  • 20. Microbial Ecosystems
  • 21. Nutrient Cycles
  • 22. Microbiology of the Built Environment
  • 23. Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals
  • UNIT 6: MICROBE-HUMAN INTERACTIONS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
  • 24. Microbial Symbioses with Humans
  • 25. Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis
  • 26. Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses
  • 27. Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses
  • 28. Immune Disorders and Antimicrobial Therapy
  • UNIT 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • 29. Diagnosing Infectious Diseases
  • 30. Epidemiology and Public Health
  • 31. Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
  • 32. Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
  • 33. Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
  • 34. Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths.